" More important were the benefits of the procedure for the human race. What better an example to demonstrate the importance of modern medicine? What other animal, after all, could exercise the foresight to control its own reproduction in such a positive fashion?" (pg. 302)
Summary:
Johann starts in the court room; we get to hear his thoughts on the defendants and himself. It explains how the only difference between him and this is that they had been caught. Now we learn that studying sterilization has become a complete addiction to Johann after the death of Greta. Johann has since disagreed with the practice debate going on the time. He also questions whether controlling was a positive ideas for the population. The medical journals even said that the only effective way to control the human race was to sterilize every undesired human. There stated with a controlled experiment only with patients who agreed to it. Johann is completely involved in the party now and believes he is doing the right thing. Helga argues with Johann about the "movement". Helga doesn't wish to go to war. She ends the argument. Johann meets with Dr. Brandt. He is here to offer a new "job" to Johann. Johann is excited for the new job, Helga says nothing. Philip and Helga argue about the party again. Phillip and Johann meet where a argument happens. Phillip talks of his persecution as a Jew and how the party as affected his life now. Johann says he "cannot answer for the party’s views." Johann attends the meeting and supports and believes in everything there saying. Helga and Johann talk little about the meeting or anything at all.
Characters:
Karl Brandt (304)
Herr Doctor Horst Schumann (310)
Philipp Bouhler (314)
Hans Hefelmann(316)
Key Concepts/Events:
Reich’s Committee for Scientific Registration of Serious Hereditary and CongenialDisease (315): Group meeting that Johann attended at the end of the chapter. Grafeneck (301)- One of Nazi Germany's killing centers, as part of the euthanasia program. Korrektheit (301)- Political correctness Vaterlandsliebe (301)- Patriotism; love of one's country Karl Brandt (304)- Professor of Medicine, Hitler's physician Sudetenland (306)- The south-west and western regions of Czechoslovakia, inhabited by mostly ethnic Germans. Reich (308)- Empire Jawohl (309)- Yes Sir Tiergartenstrabe (310)- Zoo Street Wurttemburg (310)- A former state in south-west Germany Auf Wiedersehen (311)- Goodbye Bahn-hof-zoo (312)- the Zoo train terminal Nordsee (312)- The North Sea Dank Schon (312)- Thank You Blitzkrieg (313)- A war tactic based on speed and surprise, also called "lightning war" Dachau (313)- The first Nazi concentration camp opened in Germany Buchenwald (313)- The largest Germany concentration camp Lebewohl (314)- Farewell, or goodbye Reichsmark (314)- The German currency Mein Herren (316)- Sir or Master Potsdamer Platz (316)- "Potsdam Square"- A public square and traffic intersection in Berlin, Germany. Kaufhaus de Westens (317)- A department store in Berlin Jugend (317)- Youth
Vocab:
idealism(301)- the act of envisioning things in an ideal form
indifference(301)-having no particular interest or concern
sterilization(302)-to deprive a person or animal of the ability to reproduce
eugenics(302)-study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding
inexorably(302)- not capable of being persuaded by entreaty
imbeciles(302)- a stupid or silly person
incorrigibles(302)- incapable of being corrected
gastroenterology(308)-a branch of medicine concerned with structure, functions or diseases.
Chapter 15: The Best Interests of the Volk
Memorable Passages:
" More important were the benefits of the procedure for the human race. What better an example to demonstrate the importance of modern medicine? What other animal, after all, could exercise the foresight to control its own reproduction in such a positive fashion?" (pg. 302)Summary:
Johann starts in the court room; we get to hear his thoughts on the defendants and himself. It explains how the only difference between him and this is that they had been caught. Now we learn that studying sterilization has become a complete addiction to Johann after the death of Greta. Johann has since disagreed with the practice debate going on the time. He also questions whether controlling was a positive ideas for the population. The medical journals even said that the only effective way to control the human race was to sterilize every undesired human. There stated with a controlled experiment only with patients who agreed to it. Johann is completely involved in the party now and believes he is doing the right thing. Helga argues with Johann about the "movement". Helga doesn't wish to go to war. She ends the argument. Johann meets with Dr. Brandt. He is here to offer a new "job" to Johann. Johann is excited for the new job, Helga says nothing. Philip and Helga argue about the party again. Phillip and Johann meet where a argument happens. Phillip talks of his persecution as a Jew and how the party as affected his life now. Johann says he "cannot answer for the party’s views." Johann attends the meeting and supports and believes in everything there saying. Helga and Johann talk little about the meeting or anything at all.
Characters:
Karl Brandt (304)
Herr Doctor Horst Schumann (310)
Philipp Bouhler (314)
Hans Hefelmann(316)
Key Concepts/Events:
Reich’s Committee for Scientific Registration of Serious Hereditary and Congenial Disease (315): Group meeting that Johann attended at the end of the chapter.Grafeneck (301)- One of Nazi Germany's killing centers, as part of the euthanasia program.
Korrektheit (301)- Political correctness
Vaterlandsliebe (301)- Patriotism; love of one's country
Karl Brandt (304)- Professor of Medicine, Hitler's physician
Sudetenland (306)- The south-west and western regions of Czechoslovakia, inhabited by mostly ethnic Germans.
Reich (308)- Empire
Jawohl (309)- Yes Sir
Tiergartenstrabe (310)- Zoo Street
Wurttemburg (310)- A former state in south-west Germany
Auf Wiedersehen (311)- Goodbye
Bahn-hof-zoo (312)- the Zoo train terminal
Nordsee (312)- The North Sea
Dank Schon (312)- Thank You
Blitzkrieg (313)- A war tactic based on speed and surprise, also called "lightning war"
Dachau (313)- The first Nazi concentration camp opened in Germany
Buchenwald (313)- The largest Germany concentration camp
Lebewohl (314)- Farewell, or goodbye
Reichsmark (314)- The German currency
Mein Herren (316)- Sir or Master
Potsdamer Platz (316)- "Potsdam Square"- A public square and traffic intersection in Berlin, Germany.
Kaufhaus de Westens (317)- A department store in Berlin
Jugend (317)- Youth
Vocab:
idealism(301)- the act of envisioning things in an ideal formindifference(301)-having no particular interest or concern
sterilization(302)-to deprive a person or animal of the ability to reproduce
eugenics(302)-study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding
inexorably(302)- not capable of being persuaded by entreaty
imbeciles(302)- a stupid or silly person
incorrigibles(302)- incapable of being corrected
gastroenterology(308)-a branch of medicine concerned with structure, functions or diseases.